Set of hand held devices

ABSTRACT

Hand Held Devices are disclosed. The devices are for creating fabric from yarn. These devices are square or rectangular sheets ( 1 ) with a series of indentations around the perimeters ( 2 ). The sheets are divided into halves ( 3 ) and held together with hinges ( 4 ). The devices have location holes ( 5 ) to which are attached the swinging arms ( 7 ). The arms have a location hole ( 8 ) and a slot ( 9 ). They are held to the devices with suitable fasteners ( 10 ). When required the arms ( 7 ) swing free to allow the halves of each device to fold together ( 11 ) releasing the fabric.

[0001] This present invention relates to a set of Hand Held Devices for weaving and creating squares and rectangles of fabric from yarn, other than knitting or crocheting

[0002] Hand weaving is a popular hobby. Articles such as Afghan rugs, throws, jackets, bags, coathanger covers, cushion covers, doilies, mats and many more items can be woven on these Hand Held Devices, and because of the small size of the devices they can be taken and used anywhere. Weaving with these Hand Held Devices is very easy and can be used by School children through to the mature crafter. The present invention possesses a number of significant advantages over prior types of Hand Looms and one feature being that these Looms can be used by Occupational and Diversional Therapists as therapy for their patients.

[0003] Many years ago there was a craft where nails were hammered into a wooden frame, and yarn was wrapped around the nails in a systematic fashion to create pieces of woven fabric. To remove the woven fabric from the frame, the loops formed around the nails had to be cut off with scissors, effectively limiting the scope of the usefulness for the pieces of fabric.

[0004] These problems have been overcome by a further feature of the present invention which provides Hand Held Devices, that are square or rectangular sheets of rigid material, with a series of indentations formed around the perimeters. These square or rectangular sheets are divided into equal halves diagonally or parallel to the edges. The two halves of the square or rectangular Hand Held Devices are joined together with hinges or any flexible joint.

[0005] Swinging arms of suitable rigid material having a location hole at one end and a slot at the other are attached to the Hand Held Devices with suitable fasteners through location holes which are positioned at the appropriate places on the Hand Held Devices. These fasteners are of such a nature that they allow the arms to swing free at the slotted end when required.

[0006] The Hand Held Devices and swinging arms may be made from suitable material such as MDF or moulded plastic.

[0007] The fasteners may be made from any suitable material such as brass or moulded plastic.

[0008] The hinges may be made from any suitable material such as brass, or moulded plastic with any flexible joint.

[0009] This invention of Hand Held Devices enables yarn to be woven into fabric and released from the devices with the loops intact around the perimeter, ready to be stitched into garments, rugs, cushion covers and craft items.

[0010] Many people are unable to knit or crochet and these Hand Held Devices offer a novel way for those people who are looking for a simple craft method of turning yarn into fabric and product.

[0011] It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that many modifications and variations may be made to the embodiment described without departing from the scope of the invention.

[0012] To assist with understanding the present invention, reference will now be made to the accompanying drawings which show the set of Hand Held Devices.

[0013]FIG. 1 shows the front of the square and rectangular shaped Hand Held Device 1, with a series of indentations around the perimeters 2. The Hand Held Devices are divided diagonally or parallel to the edges 3. They are secured together with suitable hinges 4, and they have location holes 5, appropriately placed to accommodate fasteners 10.

[0014]FIG. 2 shows the back side of the square and rectangular shaped devices 6, with swinging arms 7 at right angles to the halves. The swinging arms have a hole at 8 at one end and a slot 9 at the other end.

[0015] These holes 8 and slots 9 match with the holes 5 in the Hand Held Devices and are attached to the devices with appropriate fasteners 10.

[0016]FIG. 3 shows the Hand Held Devices folded together with arms released 11. 

The claim defining the invention are as follows
 1. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices comprising sheets of any suitable rigid material with a series of indentations formed around the perimeters; these sheets are divided into equal halves diagonally or parallel to the edges, and held together with hinges on the front side which allows the halves to fold together when required; to hold the devices open, swinging arms of suitable rigid material swing parallel to the place of the square or rectangle in the opened or unfolded orientation and are fastened to both halves of the back of the devices through appropriately placed holes, one end of the swinging arms is slotted to allow the arms to swing clear of the fasteners when required allowing the two halves to fold together to release the fabric.
 2. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 wherein the series of indentations are comprised of any shape or configuration around the perimeter of said devices.
 3. A set of square of rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein any suitable rigid material is MDF.
 4. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein any suitable rigid material is moulded plastic.
 5. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein halves are held together with brass butterfly hinges.
 6. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein the halves are held together with any flexible joint.
 7. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein the swinging arms are made of MDF.
 8. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein the swinging arms are made from moulded plastic.
 9. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein the swinging arms are attached to the devices with suitable brass fasteners.
 10. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices of claim 1 and claim 2 wherein the swinging arms are attached to the devices with suitable moulded plastic fasteners.
 11. A set of square or rectangular Hand Held Devices substantially as herein described with reference to the accompanying drawings. 